Proponents for legislation to offer“Second Look”hearings to examine if a person can be released early after they have served at least 20 years of their sentence, say lengthy prison sentences in many cases do little to make the state more safe, failing to work towards the goals of r...
Are Early Michigan Prison Release Programs Endangering Public Safety? You May Have To Defend Yourself Against The Attack Of A Woman Buy Me A Cup Of Coffee! ($3) I do most of my blogging and article writing in coffee shops because there are too many distractions at home. Every so often...
is past Chair of the Prison & Corrections Section of the State Bar of Michigan and has appeared before the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court representing the prisoner or Friend of the Court in many of the major parole cases decided over the last fifteen years. Suzanne Schuel...
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY administrators have long claimed, to the federal government and public, that they have handled sexual assault, violence and gender discrimination complaints properly. But an Outside the Lines investigation has found a pattern of widespread denial, in...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Tuesday commuted the sentence of Michael Thompson, who in 1996 was sentenced to 60 years in prison for firearms
Negotiating the minimum sentence (30 days with community service) to avoid prison Sobriety Court Michigan State Police Annual Drunk Driving Audit The Michigan State Police maintains an annual audit of drunk driving cases based upon data from the courts and police in Michigan which provides detailed ...
" Smart asked. "First-degree murder." Smart was then handcuffed and arraigned at the Derry District Court and jailed at the New Hampshire State Prison for Women. At trial, the prosecution portrayed Pamela Smart as the cold-blooded mastermind who controlled her underaged sex partner. Nicolosi ...
"3. That he is presently incarcerated in the State Prison of Southern Michigan, at Jackson, Michigan, for violation of parole. An automatic adjudication of guilt of that offense was made when he was convicted of the instant offense of receiving and concealing stolen property." (4) The order...
Even if you don’t put your ballot in the mail Tuesday, you still have plenty of options. Many jurisdictions let people return their ballots in person, either at an election official’s office, an early voting site or in a ballot drop box. The rules vary state by ...
I hired Loren Dickstein to represent my father who was in prison awaiting trial. I knew my father had not done what he was accused of. Loren was able to help clear his name of the most serious charge and secure his release back to my house. My family and I are eternally grateful. Wh...